{"id":20,"date":"2022-04-24T07:14:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T07:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/patricia\/?p=20"},"modified":"2022-04-24T07:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T07:14:54","slug":"blog-post-5-overcoming-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/patricia\/2022\/04\/24\/blog-post-5-overcoming-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post #5 – Overcoming Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Career Thoughts<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

As a woman in STEM, I hope someday that teaching about imposter syndrome is included in high school curriculums. By all accounts, I was doing well in my courses. Computers were interesting to me and absorbed my childhood. In my school, I even received a technology recognition award regarding my contribution in improving processes for the school Yearbook team. For some reason though, I imagined that someone working on computers was way smarter than me. I remember sitting in my science and math classes and thinking everyone else seemed to get it instantly. I had to go home after school to understand things. Sometimes I would spend hours on google and various tutorials to complete an assignment. I also asked teachers various questions after class ended to address my confusion. In my mind, I was incompetent and someday this would be discovered. I entered college with an undeclared major and Computer Science was far from my list of desired majors. I just was not \u2018smart enough\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindset Shift<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

At the recommendation of other students from the OSU Post-Bacc community, I joined the free online CodePath Interview Prep course. This was the first of many courses I took from CodePath. I ended up also taking the Android and iOS courses. The remote course was hosted by a set of mentors from the tech industry. One class, one of the mentors from Google said something that shifted my mindset. She mentioned that she was a normal person like everyone else. This statement impacted me. I realized that the mental barrier can be stronger than one\u2019s actual ability to do things. Before, I remember looking at tech job listings and thinking, \u201cThere\u2019s no way I can do any of those items listed.\u201d Nowadays, I think \u201cI can do this.\u201d You can do this. Everyone can. If one cannot, failure is just another opportunity to recover and grow stronger. I still have imposter syndrome, but I try not to let it consume me in the way that it used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capstone Update<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Last week, my team started working on database integration. There was some uncertainty as we were unfamiliar with NoSQL and it was a learning experience. We are also using a stack that is not as popular so resources can be few and far between. I have found useful documentation in JavaScript (Node) when I am using Python (Flask) so I have needed to translate code at times. \u00a0That said, we are making steady progress towards MVP. I have integrated the database with the project list page and project detail page. The screenshot I am sharing below is currently deployed live on Heroku and successfully reading data from our Firestore instance. The next goal would be to add additional reads for various items and add a write for creating new projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Personal Update<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

There is a saying in the photographer community to always bring your camera as you never know when the right moment pops. Well, I walked on the beach and wanted to be hands-free so I left my DSLR at the hotel. As one expects, I happened to see many interesting things on my walk. I saw a pair of majestic bald eagles and was limited by my phone\u2019s camera to take a snap. I even saw a washed-up whale on the shore, but I will spare my readers from that one. The next day, I brought my DSLR camera and of course I saw nothing. The lesson of the story is always bring your camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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